Christie deftly defends appointment of Muslim Judge at RJC meeting

Speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition's meeting in Las Vegas on Saturday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie responded calmly, but strongly, to a question about Sharia Law, taking the occasion to address lingering concerns about a Muslim judge he appointed in 2011.

"Sohail Mohammed knows as much about jihad as I do, being an Irish-American kid from Newark, New Jersey," Christie said of the Indian-American judge who immigrated to America as a child. "It is ridiculous and insulting, that because I nominated Sohail Mohammed — that people some how think that means I'm for Sharia Law. It's crap," he said to applause. "And I will not ever apologize for making him a judge — in fact, I'm proud of it."

"Sharia Law won't come into New Jersey," Christie continued, "and to suggest otherwise is nothing more than internet blog B.S."